Dean of York
Milner-White remained at King's until 1941, when he was appointed Dean of York. During his time as Dean, he directed the replacement of many of York Minster's windows and undertook a great deal of writing on liturgical matters, for example My God My Glory (1954). He served on various national committees and served on the Advisory Council of the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1944 to 1959 due to his interest in stained-glass windows. He also became provost of the northern section of the Woodard Corporation, a charity which runs a number of private schools with a strong Christian ethos and, from 1948 to 1962, was amongst those who produced the New English Bible.
A variety of Milner-White's written papers are held at the King's College Archive Centre at the University of Cambridge, having been presented to the university in 1982 by Milner-White's "literary executor", the Revd P. N. Pare. Other items have since been added to the collection.
Milner-White was made an honorary freeman of the Worshipful Company of Glaziers in 1948. appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours, The same year he was also awarded a Lambeth Doctorate of Divinity. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters (DLitt) in 1962 by the University of Leeds.
Milner-White died of cancer in the deanery of York Minster on 15 June 1963.
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